नपुंसक

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नपुंसक (napuṃsaka).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nə.pʊn.sək/, [nɐ.pʊ̃n.sɐk]

Adjective

नपुंसक • (napunsak) (indeclinable)

1. impotent (incapable of sexual intercourse)

   Synonym: नामर्द (nāmard)

2. sexless, third gender
3. (linguistics) neuter

Derived terms

• नपुंसकता (napunsaktā)

Noun

नपुंसक • (napunsak) m

1. an impotent man
2. person of the third gender

   Synonym: हिजड़ा (hijṛā)

3. (linguistics) neuter gender

Declension

Declension of नपुंसक (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नपुंसक napunsak	नपुंसक napunsak
oblique	नपुंसक napunsak	नपुंसकों napunsakõ
vocative	नपुंसक napunsak	नपुंसको napunsako

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नपुंसक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press